Remarkableriots Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-49343280 Quote There is a word in Japanese for people who are obsessed with video games and anime - otaku. An increasing number of otaku now say they have fallen in love with anime characters and given up on the idea of real-world romance, reports the BBC's Stephanie Hegarty. Akihiko Kondo wakes up every day to the sound of his wife's voice. She calls him from across the room in her high-pitched, girlish, sing-song voice. She dances and swirls around, urging him to get out of bed. At the same time, he's holding her in his arms on the bottom tier of their metal-framed bunk bed - and if he was more awake he could be watching an illustrated cartoon of her singing on YouTube. This is because Akihiko's "wife" is an idea - an anime character called Miku. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 This is why two of them weren't nearly enough. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 the perfect broad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBladeRoden Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 So what happens if an otaku finds out another otaku has also claimed the same anime waifu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Dumb article. Miku isn't an anime character she's a vocaloid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 2 hours ago, TheBladeRoden said: So what happens if an otaku finds out another otaku has also claimed the same anime waifu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 5 hours ago, TheBladeRoden said: So what happens if an otaku finds out another otaku has also claimed the same anime waifu? Quote Last year Gatebox, the company that made Akihiko's hologram of Miku, started issuing unofficial "marriage certificates" to customers; they say 3,700 people took them up on the offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 5 hours ago, TheLeon said: I didn't know about that movie but found it on Netflix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcelus Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Relationships with AI are wild. Siri is the first step Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 It’s too bad that Korean culture didn’t catch on here. We could all be worshipping our noonas instead of animes am I right @thewhyteboar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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